Or your hosting location's infrastructure could catch on fire and burn.
Or an earthquake could level the building.
Or a tornado could take out the building.
Or a hurricane could cause massive flooding.
Oh, I know... at least 2 of those did with some hosting providers I know of.That kind of crazy stuff DOES happen
And this emphasizes the "due diligence" part. Any admin that does not have off-site backups and that depends only upon that provided by their hosting provider is playing with fire.I had my own off-site backups, thankfully, in both cases.
I don't think anyone has claimed that data breaches don't occur.... but if they do to your site, then you have more serious issues than granting someone limited access to your forum ACP.It's happened 4 times in the past 12 months here in australia.
I think that some of us have abilities and knowledge WELL beyond yours in securing our data at both the server level and also the forum level.I'm that sure you do because all the laughing at how serious this is beyond stupid and childish.
The difference here is you aren't being contacted by an email or by a telephone call. It's someone that the OP has dealings with either via an add-on or via a style.... and there are times that they may want access to your site to see directly as they may not be running a duplicate of what you are. You (once more) simply need to do due diligence in researching who is requesting access and grant them ONLY the access they need to perform the service. It's not much different that your "managed service provider" needing access to your site to perform the functions they are getting paid for. There reaches a level of paranoia that causes negative issues unless you can do it all yourself.Data breaches happen because cybercriminals want your info.
And as former "police"... we'd go "And?"instead you take a copy of their email address, their ip address and their comments to police.
I'll vouch for Andy too! Good man!!If the person you are referring to is Andy of XF2 Addons, you will have no issues what so ever with granting him access to resolve an issue.
I can personally vouch for him in that respect having corrected a few issues over time and offered advice freely with regards to tweaks and settings.
Yeah, +1 for @AndyB completely safe. One of the best.If the person you are referring to is Andy of XF2 Addons, you will have no issues what so ever with granting him access to resolve an issue.
I can personally vouch for him in that respect having corrected a few issues over time and offered advice freely with regards to tweaks and settings.
Would be good for you to learn something for once.
I would recommend checking this add-on out as there is a feature that’s can block there devices in my accountIf anyone has a suggestion on how to handle this without providing Super Admin/Admin access, I'd be open to maybe testing it out.
You guys who keep saying data breachs never happen are simply clueless.
I thought this thread was about letting developers to have admin access, without which they cannot troubleshoot any issues with their addon. This is why I have given AndyB, Chris D, siropu, bassman, and Xon access to my forum. Those are for me trusted developers.You guys who keep saying data breachs never happen are simply clueless.
It's happened 4 times in the past 12 months here in australia.
Data breaches happen because cybercriminals want your info.
Whether it's your forum, to your address details so they can scam you.
So you don't give anything out at all to anyone you do not know.
instead you take a copy of their email address, their ip address and their comments to police.
I'm sure you guys are wanting your bank details, living details, etc to be compromised.
I'm that sure you do because all the laughing at how serious this is beyond stupid and childish.
I'm sure your folks won't be able to bail you out of these things because you find it funny.
the OP stated strangers wanting access.I thought this thread was about letting developers to have admin access, without which they cannot troubleshoot any issues with their addon. This is why I have given AndyB, Chris D, siropu, bassman, and Xon access to my forum. Those are for me trusted developers.
I trust them. Just as I trust any host. In my case trusting my host is easy as it's just one person. If your forum is hosted by a large company you have to wonder how many employees have access to your websites and emails...
You mean like total strangers off the street or in a pub? No, don't give them admin access unless they pull a gun on you in which case you just hope your backups are up to date or you remembered to wear your bulletproof vest.the OP stated strangers wanting access.
Re-read his post.You mean like total strangers off the street or in a pub? No, don't give them admin access unless they pull a gun on you in which case you just hope your backups are up to date or you remembered to wear your bulletproof vest.
Thing is if looking on here... we are ALL strangers. Those that I helped new nothing about me other than what they saw here... they didn't know me personally. If you have hosting issues and contact your host for help, you telling me you know every one of their persons that might work on your issue?the OP stated strangers wanting access.
Something that i wouldn't allow.
Why?Re-read his post.
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